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Independence High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 3,436 students

1776 Educational Park Dr, San Jose CA 95133 (map) | 408-928-9500
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 809
  10th Grade: 870
  11th Grade: 881
  12th Grade: 876

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Independence High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
20%
  State
23%
  County
26%
  District
19%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 469 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

Algebra II

School
76%
  State
69%
  County
86%
  District
78%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 75 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

Biology

School
47%
  State
58%
  County
71%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 17 students tested - State percentile rank: 29.

English Language Arts

School
54%
  State
55%
  County
66%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 844 students tested - State percentile rank: 52.

General Mathematics

School
9%
  State
17%
  County
6%
  District
3%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 33 students tested - State percentile rank: 27.

Geometry

School
41%
  State
48%
  County
63%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 249 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
17%
  State
21%
  County
18%
  District
18%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 510 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

Physics

School
70%
  State
42%
  County
69%
  District
76%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 275 students tested - State percentile rank: 79.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
13%
  State
13%
  County
11%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 246 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Algebra II

School
33%
  State
42%
  County
53%
  District
42%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 239 students tested - State percentile rank: 37.

Biology

School
61%
  State
41%
  County
46%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 699 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

English Language Arts

School
50%
  State
48%
  County
58%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 867 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Geometry

School
17%
  State
17%
  County
22%
  District
19%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 259 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
56%
  State
50%
  County
60%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 847 students tested - State percentile rank: 69.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
81%
  State
76%
  County
88%
  District
84%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 100 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

World History

School
48%
  State
45%
  County
54%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 821 students tested - State percentile rank: 65.

Algebra I

School
8%
  State
10%
  County
8%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 77 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Algebra II

School
12%
  State
16%
  County
18%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 225 students tested - State percentile rank: 43.

Biology

School
26%
  State
49%
  County
56%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 164 students tested - State percentile rank: 24.

Chemistry

School
57%
  State
29%
  County
36%
  District
33%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 387 students tested - State percentile rank: 89.

English Language Arts

School
43%
  State
45%
  County
54%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 763 students tested - State percentile rank: 55.

Geometry

School
3%
  State
9%
  County
6%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 204 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
5%
  State
19%
  County
10%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 59 students tested - State percentile rank: 10.

Physics

School
63%
  State
56%
  County
66%
  District
64%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 30 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
52%
  State
50%
  County
68%
  District
61%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 236 students tested - State percentile rank: 63.

U.S. History

School
48%
  State
48%
  County
57%
  District
45%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 744 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Algebra I

School
17%
  State
33%
  County
42%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 792 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

Algebra II

School
30%
  State
33%
  County
45%
  District
38%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 539 students tested - State percentile rank: 52.

Biology

School
54%
  State
49%
  County
59%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 880 students tested - State percentile rank: 65.

Chemistry

School
57%
  State
38%
  County
50%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 395 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

General Mathematics

School
9%
  State
28%
  County
29%
  District
3%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 33 students tested - State percentile rank: 16.

Geometry

School
22%
  State
30%
  County
43%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 712 students tested - State percentile rank: 36.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
15%
  State
20%
  County
15%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 582 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Physics

School
69%
  State
52%
  County
66%
  District
72%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 306 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
62%
  State
54%
  County
73%
  District
68%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 346 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

World History

School
48%
  State
44%
  County
55%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 842 students tested - State percentile rank: 66.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 148
Black: 104
Hispanic: 1196
Asian: 1940
Hawaiian: 31
American Indian: 11
Multi-Ethnic: 6

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 25%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 6%

Other Schools Nearby

Pegasus High School (0.00 mi.)
1776 Educational Park Dr, San Jose CA 95133

Macsa Academica Calmecac (0.04 mi.)
1790 Educational Park Dr, San Jose CA 95133

Anne Darling Elementary School (0.82 mi.)
333 North 33Rd St, San Jose CA 95133

William Sheppard Middle School (1.02 mi.)
480 Rough And Ready Rd, San Jose CA 95133

Ben Painter Elementary School (1.02 mi.)
500 Rough And Ready Rd, San Jose CA 95133

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $68,214 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $339,400 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 7,014 (Occupied: 99.3% - Stave Avg: 163,998.7%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1977 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 10% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 95133)
*NR - Not reported

19:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(3,436 students - 157 teachers)

Independence High School has 19 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 22:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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